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    governments talk about hefty issues like these daily. Some of these issues include abortion and disease pandemics such as Ebola. One of the most discussed issues today is assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is a controversial topic that causes debate globally regarding its legalization. The definition of assisted suicide is helping a person end his or her life, by request, in order to end suffering (Humphrey). In some areas around the world, they are allowed to perform this act. If a…

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    The reasons behind Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted suicide (PAS) claim that terminally ill people should have the right to end their suffering with a quick, dignified, and compassionate death (Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide be Legal?). The right to die is every human’s choice. Choosing Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide can provide a terminally ill patient with a good end. It can also make it easier on the patients’ family knowing that they chose that it was their time…

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    option available for Physician-Assisted death, which helps with peace of mind, and they should not face a penalty for going about the process. Times have changed; “Assisted Death” has become more common. We’ve come a long way from where assisted suicide started. Terminology changes throughout history. Many terms that used to be acceptable are no longer acceptable to be respectful to…

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    is known by many names, physician-assisted suicide (PAS), death with dignity, assisted death, but all center down to one concept, the taking of one’s own life, who is terminally ill, with the assistance of a physician. In order to respect an individual’s self autonomy over their life; in order to respect an individual’s suffering, and in order to create more equality when it comes to the treatment of terminally ill patients, we must make physician-assisted suicide legal in the United States.…

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    question for sick patients in some places is whether to take place in an assisted suicide or not. Assisted suicide is when a patient agrees to allow the physician injects a great amount of drugs, or other deadly substances, killing the patient. This, although only legal in seven states in the United States (Oregon, Washington, Vermont, New Mexico, Montana, California, and Colorado), is a rising topic in America. Assisted suicide is usually wanted by terminally ill who do not want to go through…

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    Physician Assisted Suicide

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    Legalization of euthanasia has proven higher levels of convictions in non-voluntary euthanasia. Thus, the United States as well as many other countries around the world, have developed a negative reputation from controversial cases surrounding assisted suicides. Therefore, such practice should be well evaluated to prevent misfortunes of our sometimes inhumane society.…

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    The topics of Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide are troubling ones for many. Some believe that it is immoral to kill off their loved ones, some support it, and others are not quite sure what to think. Euthanasia is defined as the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering from an incurable illness; Physician Assisted Suicide is defined as the voluntary termination of one’s life using lethal substances with the help of a doctor, directly or indirectly.…

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    Is Assisted Suicide Wrong

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    to die. Why give up on ourselves when has not given up on us. Therefore, assisted suicide should be illegal. Firstly, God created life not doctors. According to the bible suicide is equal as murder. In Job 1: 21 it says “God is the giver of life, he gives and he takes away” (Google Bible). God gives us life and only him can make the choice of when and how to take it away. Doctors that help patients commit suicide should be considered a criminal. If a person is suffering and does not…

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    We should not allow assisted suicide there are major problems that go with it. The problems that are know is their is an increase in the suicide rate, the people that allow that are not in a right state of mind. The last one is that doctors make mistakes in diagnosing their patients. Also their is a message that we are sending out to teens and to the younger kids because we are saying it okay to kill your self. The increase in the suicide rate in Oregon went up 32% because they allow it. The…

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    Against Assisted Suicide

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    Assisted suicide is when a terminally ill patient requests a lethal dose of medication from the doctor that is servicing them. I feel as if it is compulsory to be used as for the fact that the death of the patient requesting the medication is certain, it is only a matter of time before it transpires; why put the patient through so much pain if they are going to die anyways? It should be the patient's choice of when they want to die seeing as that they are the ones that are required to deal with…

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